Who can we pray for today?
Psalm 119:71-81
71 It is good for me that I have been afflicted; that I might learn thy statutes.
72 The law of thy mouth is better unto me than thousands of gold and silver.
73 Thy hands have made me and fashioned me: give me understanding, that I may learn thy commandments.
74 They that fear thee will be glad when they see me; because I have hoped in thy word.
75 I know, O Lord, that thy judgments are right, and that thou in faithfulness hast afflicted me.
76 Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
77 Let thy tender mercies come unto me, that I may live: for thy law is my delight.
78 Let the proud be ashamed; for they dealt perversely with me without a cause: but I will meditate in thy precepts.
79 Let those that fear thee turn unto me, and those that have known thy testimonies.
80 Let my heart be sound in thy statutes; that I be not ashamed.
81 My soul fainteth for thy salvation: but I hope in thy word.
Wandering Views 
Thanks for those who prayed for my trip back to Ukarumpa today. The weather was bad so the plane coming to pick us up couldn’t leave for hours. We just patiently waited. When we were near Ukarumpa the plane had to keep curving down through the clouds to find a way to the airport. Interesting time, but God provide the holes in the clouds so that we were able to make it back. Cold here now. We have no heat and have louvered windows, so 60 degrees feels cold.
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Requesting prayer for my wife Cheryl. She is having a really hard time at work right now. It’s really weighing on her. Please pray that God would show her which path is best for her, and that a resolution to the issues would present itself. Thanks.
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Jo, Thanks for that powerful testimony.
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Prayers for Cheryl, praise for Jo’s safe journey.
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Please continue to pray for us here, and that truth will come out and eyes will be willing to see the truth. Thanks.
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Prayed continually through the night, Mumsee, those same prayers. And that your family won’t be torn apart
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Ditto michelle.
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We had a similar situation not long ago. Truth is for an eternity, lies are but for a moment. Fervently praying for truth to shine forth, and that peace would reign in your hearts and home.
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Ditto to what Michelle said.
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And ditto to what RKessler wrote, too.
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We are praying here for the Nest….that which weighs heavy on our hearts and our spirits are carried by the One who loves us the most….praying that the peace which passes all understanding will fall upon you now……and that which has been bruised and broken will be gently put back together as He has intended, by His mighty Hand…..
Cast thy burden upon the LORD, and he shall sustain thee: he shall never suffer the righteous to be moved.
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About to activate my prayer people for The Nest.
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Praying for the Nest, and also asked my sister to pray.
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Continued prayers for The Nest today, and for AJ’s wife Cheryl.
Jo, glad to hear you got back safely.
Cheryl @ 14:33:50, I’ve been meaning to ask how your sister and her children are doing since the passing of her husband?
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6 Arrows, I talked with her for quite some time today, and it sounds like she is doing well. She said she really misses him, but she knows God is sustaining her, and the children are doing well. And she followed through on some things we “started” for her (like narrowing down her lawnmower choices to two, and she chose one and bought it), so I think she’s doing as well as could be expected.
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Glad to hear that, Cheryl. She sounds very rooted in her faith in God, which is a blessing when tragedy comes.
My sister struggled with anger toward God for some time after being widowed. She maybe still does. It’s hard for me to know how to talk about that with her, and she doesn’t volunteer much about where she’s at with God. I’m guessing that, at best, she’s holding God at arm’s length, based on her church attendance as reported by other family members who belong to the same church she does. (She stopped going to church as regularly as she did during the years before and during her marriage, and, as far as I know, she never resumed going weekly, if able, during these more than 20 years since she’s been widowed.)
She has also remained steadfast in her refusal to ever marry again, though she doesn’t hesitate to date men. She just drops them when they get serious, not wanting to open herself to the possibility of marrying and going through the death of a spouse again.
I’m not sure how to talk to her, not having experienced anything like that, and sensing her reluctance to speak of spiritual matters, too. I guess we could both use prayers on that, me for wisdom on how to approach the subject, and her for a renewal of her faith and trust in Christ.
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Praying, Mumsee and The Real
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BTW, Cheryl, I didn’t mean to imply above that a person who has never experienced the death of a spouse would not know how to talk to someone who has. I hope it didn’t sound like I was saying that about you (or anyone else), because I didn’t intend that.
And if I try to explain what I did mean, in my present very sleep-deprived state, I know I will mess it up. 😦
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